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Maldives Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 94 Countries

The Maldives passport ranks 56th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 94 destinations worldwide. This South Asian travel document provides moderate international mobility for Maldivian citizens, with access primarily concentrated in Asia, Oceania, and select African nations. Over the past two decades, the passport has improved its standing from rank 52 in 2006 to its current position, more than doubling visa-free destinations from 46 to 94. The Maldives passport serves as a valuable travel document for tourism, business, and diplomatic purposes, though it offers less global mobility compared to top-tier passports from Europe, North America, and East Asia.

Global Rank
#56
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
94
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
42
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Maldives passport

62
Visa-Free
29
On Arrival
3
ETA Required
31
E-Visa
101
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Maldivian Citizens

Popular destinations where Maldives passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
Singapore flag
Singapore
Up to 30 daysSG
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
Up to 30 daysMY
Thailand flag
Thailand
Up to 30 daysTH
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
Up to 30 daysID
Philippines flag
Philippines
Up to 30 daysPH

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Maldives passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

62 countries

  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • India flagIndia
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Lesotho flagLesotho
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • China flagChina
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan

🛬 Visa on Arrival

29 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iran flagIran
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Niue flagNiue
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Namibia flagNamibia

🔐 ETA Required

3 countries

  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation

💻 E-Visa

31 countries

  • Benin flagBenin
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Oman flagOman
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

101 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Chile flagChile
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Kuwait flagKuwait

Historical Ranking Trend

Maldives's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Declined by 4 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Maldives Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

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Compare Maldives Passport with Other Passports

See how Maldives's passport compares with other ASIA in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Maldives flagMaldives (You are here)
#569442/10047/100
Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste#569442/10047/100
China flagChina#648272/10032/100
Thailand flagThailand#668072/10067/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

As of 2025, Maldivian passport holders can access 94 destinations without a prior visa. This includes 65 visa-free countries, 29 visa-on-arrival destinations, and 3 countries offering electronic travel authorization (ETA). The Maldives passport ranks 56th globally on the Henley Passport Index 2025, showing improvement from rank 61 in 2023.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.